Consumption of petroleum products display growth of economy

Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the two-day national seminar on ‘production productivity for sustainability in coal and power sector’ organised in New Delhi by World Confederation of Productivity Science (India), an organisation dedicated for productivity movement in India.

Pradhan in his keynote address lauded the new initiatives taken by Government of India in the last three years in various sectors like coal, power, renewable energy, mines, petroleum and national gas, and also called for collective effort for further enhancement of productivity across all sectors in India. He explained that energy is the backbone of growth for every economy, and in India, growth is primarily dependent on growth and productivity of our agriculture sector, for which Government is committed to make available every form of energy to them. With the proactive steps and initiatives xbeing taken, the country will grow faster and be more productive in the days to come. He cited an example of present scenario of growing consumption of petroleum products in Indian villages and this is because of the cyclists are moving towards motorbikes and motor-bikers are upgrading themselves to small cars. It depicts the growth story from grass-root level.

Other eminent speakers like AK Dubey, IAS, Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs; Suthirtha Bhattacharya, IAS, Chairman, Coal India Ltd; and Kulamani Biswal, Director (finance), NTPC Ltd also addressed the gathering on this occasion and illustrates the dimensions and approaches for enhancement of productivity of coal, power and other energy sectors.